Thursday December 8, 2022
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Eastern Time
Making Sense of the Mid-Term Elections: Where We Go from Here
Speakers:
Bob Blancato
Executive Director of the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs.
President of Matz, Blancato and Associates,
Joel White
Founder and President of Horizon Government Affairs,
ABOUT THE TOPIC:
Every recent election seems to be dramatic. 2022 lived up to this in part because the expectations of a “red wave” were no truer than the blue one two years ago. This session of the LTC Discussion Group will explore the outcomes of the November elections including Congressional committee assignments, and any potential Administration changes. What might this all mean for aging and long term care policy in the coming year? We are pleased to have two experts who can speak knowledgeably and with insight and humor about what we might see.
About the Speakers:
Bob Blancato
Robert “Bob” Blancato is the Executive Director of the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs. He is also President of Matz, Blancato and Associates, the National Coordinator of the bipartisan 3000-member Elder Justice Coalition, and the National Coordinator of the Defeat Malnutrition Today coalition.
Bob has long been recognized as a national advocate with policy expertise on behalf of older adults. In 2019, he was invited by both the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee to testify on a range of issues.
Bob’s prior work history includes 17 years as a staffer in Congress and an appointment by President Clinton to be the Executive Director of the 1995 White House Conference on Aging, one of four he has participated in. He is a member of the Senior Executive Service.
As a volunteer, he currently serves on the National Board of AARP and the board of the National Hispanic Council on Aging. In 2019, Bob began a four-year term on the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, appointed by HHS Secretary Azar.
Bob holds a BA from Georgetown University and an MPA from American University. Bob has won numerous awards for advocacy, most recently the American Society for Aging’s ASA Hall of Fame Award awarded in April 2021.
Joel White
Joel White the Founder and President of Horizon Government Affairs, a health care consultancy that represents two dozen clients and runs four coalitions comprised of 200 organizations dedicated to reforms that improve our health system. Since Horizon’s founding in 2007, his team has helped enact more than 50 laws and helped shape countless regulations governing all aspects of the U.S. health care system.
Joel is the President of the Council for Affordable Health Coverage and its campaigns on transparency and medication adherence. He is also the Executive Director of the Health Innovation Alliance, an HGA effort to expand adoption and use of data and technology to make health care work better.
Previously, Joel spent twelve years on Capitol Hill including as Staff Director of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee. While on the Hill he helped enact nine laws, including the 2002 Trade Act, which created health care tax credits for private coverage, the 2003 law that established the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Health Savings Accounts, the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act and the 2006 Tax Reform and Health Care Act, which reformed Medicare payment policies.. He holds a BS in Economics from the American University and is a member of the National Economist’s Club.
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